Meatballs in tomato sauce are delicious meatballs made with ground beef and sausage, flavored with garlic, parsley and Parmigiano cheese. They are cooked in a tasty tomato sauce enriched with onion, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper. This dish is full of flavor and represents a classic first course of Italian tradition.
Place the ground beef in a bowl, add the crumbled sausage, finely chopped parsley and garlic, the grated Parmigiano cheese and the stale bread softened in water, squeezed and torn into pieces; then mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon.
When well combined, bind everything with a beaten egg, seasoned separately with a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper.
Shape the mixture into many small round meatballs using slightly wet hands.
At this point, pour a generous amount of olive oil into a pan, heat it and fry the meatballs over moderate heat for 4-5 minutes or until evenly golden.
When done, remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon and place them on a sheet of absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
Trim the onion, chop it with a mezzaluna (crescent knife) and sauté it in a saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of oil over moderate heat for about 5 minutes.
Add the peeled tomatoes passed through a sieve and season with salt.
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Store the meatballs in tomato sauce in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Meatballs in tomato sauce are a typical dish of Italian cuisine
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| Energy (kcal) | 105.13 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 2.31 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 2.25 |
| Fat (g) | 26.99 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 1.44 |
| Protein (g) | 29.9 |
| Fiber (g) | 0.57 |
| Sale (g) | 0.12 |
